Mining Incidents

Mine No 3: 1 reportable incident Coal

Controlled by Plaster Jackie L
Rupert, Greenbrier County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4608331

MSHA record for Mine No 3 (mine ID 4608331). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
1
Years on record
1993
Latest incident
Oct 1993
Ownership history
  1. P & W Mine Parts & Services Inc 1993 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Mine No 3 sits in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 1.7% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Greenbrier County, West Virginia · Population 32,688
1.7%
Mining share of county employment
$48,662
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

1 on file

1993 · 1 incident

October 5, 1993 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
P & W Mine Parts & Services Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS GREASING A JOY MINER IN A CRAMP POSITION, WHEN HE STARTED TO GET UP OFF HIS KNEES, HIS KNEE POPPED. RIGHT KNEE.